Hello Worlds

GeoffTester · 02-04-2021, 12:45 PM

Hello worlds,

My Name is Geoff Tester,

I'm an avid Linux User, and I enjoy making devices do things that they are not originally intended to do...

For example:

PSPs playing Gameboy Games
Nintendo DS running full-blown Linux
x11 Forwarding a Linux Application to a Windows Computer (that was fun)

And so, after I found this post by user Schuhumi
I felt I NEEDED to add a Kindle PaperWhite 3 running Alpine Linux to my collection of mildly useless things.

Having never had an e-reader before, I prefer audiobooks, I started my research journey and ended up in a bit of a pickle.

My PW3 is running 5.12.2.

I have gone through some very well written guides on here and added the serial port, and I know that fastboot does exist on the Kindle e-reader devices...

So I was wondering if it would be possible to flash an older image (5.9.6.1 perhaps?) to this Kindle of mine so I can make it do things it was never designed to do?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Geoff.

Elektron · 02-04-2021, 10:46 PM

Hey, Geoff! Welcome! I think you'd get some help by posting in the Kindle Developer's forum

Good luck!!

02-04-2021, 12:45 PM	#1
GeoffTester Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: PaperWhite3	Hello Worlds Hello worlds, My Name is Geoff Tester, I'm an avid Linux User, and I enjoy making devices do things that they are not originally intended to do... For example: PSPs playing Gameboy Games Nintendo DS running full-blown Linux x11 Forwarding a Linux Application to a Windows Computer (that was fun) And so, after I found this post by user Schuhumi I felt I NEEDED to add a Kindle PaperWhite 3 running Alpine Linux to my collection of mildly useless things. Having never had an e-reader before, I prefer audiobooks, I started my research journey and ended up in a bit of a pickle. My PW3 is running 5.12.2. I have gone through some very well written guides on here and added the serial port, and I know that fastboot does exist on the Kindle e-reader devices... So I was wondering if it would be possible to flash an older image (5.9.6.1 perhaps?) to this Kindle of mine so I can make it do things it was never designed to do? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Geoff.

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02-04-2021, 10:46 PM	#2
Elektron Banned Posts: 2,296 Karma: 5300240 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Edmonton, AB Device: Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 (mark 7), Kobo Mini	Hey, Geoff! Welcome! I think you'd get some help by posting in the Kindle Developer's forum Good luck!!

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